Winter Holidays

So you are looking for some recommendations on where to go on your skiing holidays this year ? Well, you’ve come to the right place ! We get many questions every week asking about where is the best place to go with a family or with a group of friends under 30. In our experience of skiing all over the world we have put together a little primer list to get your started.

Skiing Holiday in 2012

Skiing has become more and more popular for Irish people in the last 10 years. Now it is quite common for professionals to go on a skiing and a summer holiday. We here at Skiing Dot IE aim to bring you some details and advice for Irish Skiers. Whether you are heading to the mountains for the first time or you are an avid skier,Skiing Dot IE will have something for you. We will be bring details of ski holiday options from the tour operators, as well as tips for what resorts will be hot in the 2012 season.

Where to Ski

That is the big question with people who are skiing for the first time. The main thing to remember here is that most resorts cater for all levels of skiers. All resorts offer ski schools, so you don’t have to worry about that point when picking a resort. When picking a resort you should look at the other aspects of the resort :

• Cost, there can be a big difference in costs for different ski resorts. The cost for a weekly ski pass/equipment rental, as well as accommodation costs varies from location to location.
• Transfer time/distance from the airport. With a young family, long transfer times from the airport to the resort should probably avoided if at all possible.
• Is Apré ski important for you ? Check the reports on the resorts and find out what the night life is like.
• How far will you have to travel each day to the slopes ?

Locations in Eastern Europe (Bulgaria/Czech Republic) are becoming more and more popular, but we would not recommend them for the novice skiers. Other countries like France (& Andora) and Austria are the most popular destinations for Irish Skiers, with Italy coming in a close third. Where ever you go I’m sure you will enjoy it !

Names of highly recommended resorts

Here is a run down of some resorts that we can recommend for your snow holiday. These are just 2 or 3 names of resorts in each country to get you started with locations to look at. They come highly recommended by ourself and from the members of our skiing forum.

France Skiing

Resorts like Val d’Isère, Méribel & Chamonix are very popular in France skiing resorts.

Andora Skiing

Skiing in Pal-Arinsal, Soldeu & Pas de la Casa are the main resorts in Andora.

Austria Skiing

Austria has many top class resorts, but our top three would be Mayernhofen, Söll, Kitzbühel & Zell am See.

Italy Skiing

If you are going to Italy then you should check out Livigno & Courmayeur, these come highly recommended.

Start Looking early

Skiing holidays are typically booked from September/October the previous year onwards, some people even before that, so get booking !

Our Skiing Recommendation

Some coming soon ! this will be updated soon for the 2011-2012 season.